Nanase Teacher, standing by the podium, noticed that Ishida had kept his head down the entire time as he walked up and introduced himself. For a moment, she thought he was just shy.
After waiting for a while and seeing that he didn't say anything else after stating his name, and with the discussions below growing louder, she took the lead in applauding.
Before she could say anything, he quickly walked down the stage, even before the applause from below could begin.
At this moment, Nanase Teacher realized that this person seemed to be a problem child, not someone simply experiencing shyness or social anxiety...
Although he had returned to his seat, the discussions about him in the classroom did not decrease in the slightest.
"Clap, clap, clap..."
Nanase Teacher clapped her hands from the podium. "Alright, next person, everyone hurry up."
The self-introduction session continued, and the small interlude from just now was quickly forgotten by the students when the next student walked onto the stage.
"Tsuna, what's wrong?" Shouko, who was sitting next to him, noticed that he had been staring at Ishida Shouya's back and felt a little confused.
"Nothing," Tsuna shook his head and casually explained, "I was just spacing out."
"Oh," Shouko nodded and returned her gaze to the student introducing themselves on the podium.
She didn't have strong feelings about being in the same class as Ishida Shouya; it was likely that their relationship over the next three years would only be that of classmates.
As for a more advanced relationship, she couldn't imagine it and wouldn't think about it.
One student would go up to the stage to introduce themselves; a brief introduction might take a minute, while those who were more outgoing might take two or three minutes, but these were exceptions.
Tsuna briefly glanced around. There were about thirty students in Class 2, and it would be a while before it was their turn for self-introductions.
"Clap, clap, clap..."
As warm applause erupted, reminded by Shouko, Tsuna reluctantly walked onto the podium.
Why couldn't Shouko just mention his name when she went up for her self-introduction?
As soon as he stepped onto the podium, some small groups below started whispering, with his appearance being the main topic.
"My name is 'Miyamura Tsunayoshi'."
He scanned the students below, one by one, and also saw the girl with one eye bandaged that Shouko had mentioned earlier.
He immediately determined that the person was not 'Takanashi Rikka', the female lead from Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! that he had watched in his previous life.
She was just a classmate whose eye was injured for some reason.
When he announced his name, Ishida Shouya, who had been looking down below, suddenly raised his head. When their eyes met, he quickly lowered his head again.
It was as if he was avoiding something...
"I hope we can get along well over the next three years."
With that, Tsuna nodded to Nanase Teacher beside him and walked down the podium amidst the applause.
This time, it wasn't Nanase Teacher who led the applause, but Shouko below.
By the time he returned to his seat, it was Shouko's turn to go up and introduce herself. Encouraged by Ajitani and a few others, the slight nervousness in her heart gradually disappeared.
Just like in middle school, when she mentioned her ear problem on the podium, it caused surprise among the students below, along with constant whispering.
However, Nanase Teacher quickly suppressed it. She had already anticipated this reaction from everyone.
It was false to say that she didn't feel any strangeness in her heart; as long as her hearing impairment existed, it would always be a thorn in her side.
Shouko's gaze met Tsuna's below. She firmly believed that her hearing impairment would be cured in the near future.
"I hope we can get along well over the next three years."
She confidently bowed slightly to the students below and walked down the podium amidst the applause, heading toward a certain person.
The remaining students also went up to introduce themselves one after another. Whether it was Nishikata's stuttering self-introduction due to nervousness, Takagi's extremely concise two sentences, or Ajitani's sunny and cheerful self-introduction, they all left a considerable impression on the students below.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
After the last student finished their self-introduction, Nanase Teacher, standing by the podium, checked the time and knocked hard on the desk to get the students' attention.
"Everyone, please line up in the hallway outside now. We're going to the auditorium to prepare for the entrance ceremony."
The classroom immediately became noisy, with the sound of conversations mixed with the scraping of tables and chairs.
Within five or six minutes, everyone had gathered in the hallway and, led by Nanase Teacher, arrived at the spacious auditorium. They found their designated spots according to the signs.
Before long, all the new classes had arrived, and the entrance ceremony promptly began. The Principal gave a speech, welcoming the new students and explaining the school's educational philosophy.
The local education committee member gave a brief speech, they listened to the school song together, and an hour and a half passed in the blink of an eye. Afterward, led by Nanase Teacher, everyone returned to the classroom.
Under Nanase Teacher's announcement, they were given a ten-minute break, and Tsuna also wanted to take a short nap during this time.
But the girls surrounding Shouko and Ajitani, chatting, didn't give him this opportunity at all.
Ten minutes passed in a flash. Nanase Teacher led several older students into the classroom, each carrying a stack of books.
One of them, a male with darker skin and a buzz cut, left a deep impression on Tsuna; it was as if he had seen him somewhere before.
After the older students left the classroom, he immediately forgot about it. Since he couldn't remember, he simply stopped thinking about it.
Immediately afterward, under Nanase Teacher's organization, everyone received fourteen textbooks, six more than in middle school, and this didn't even include the elective courses.
There was also an extracurricular book, the School Handbook...
"Everyone, please check first to see if there are any reprints or printing errors," Nanase Teacher reminded, leaning against the blackboard.
"For Japanese Language, there is one book each for Modern Japanese, Classical Japanese, and Japanese Classics. For Mathematics, there is Basic Mathematics and Probability and Statistics. For English, there is the English textbook + grammar and reading supplementary books.
Modern Society, Geography, History, Physics, Biology, Home Economics and Technology, Physical Education and Health, and the School Handbook, making a total of fifteen books."
"..." Shouko, listening to her below, felt her head spinning a little.
After finally confirming that there were no errors, Nanase Teacher began to explain the school rules, emphasizing regulations on dress code, attendance, and mobile phone usage.
The only relief was that they could bring mobile phones to high school, but they could only use them during breaks. If they were caught using them during class, their parents would be notified.
"Nanase Teacher, when will the voting for positions like Class Monitor take place?" Ajitani raised her hand and asked curiously.
"Hmm..." Nanase Teacher thought for a moment, "Next Monday, after everyone has gotten to know each other a bit, we'll start the voting."
Ajitani nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She still wanted to compete for the position of Class Monitor in high school.
After repeatedly confirming that everyone had no questions, Nanase Teacher posted the class schedule on the classroom door for everyone to see.
Then, she began to lead everyone to become familiar with the teaching building, laboratories, gymnasium, cafeteria, and other important areas, understanding the rules for using them before returning to the classroom again.